A rough heart-wrenching few days on the gridiron for this old Norsky.<\/p>\n
At least my misery wasn\u2019t prolonged.<\/p>\n
It became crystal clear within a matter of minutes that the Minnesota Vikings, (I can\u2019t believe I\u2019m saying this) WITHOUT Christian Ponder, had a prayer of advancing in the NFL playoffs against the Packers. I didn\u2019t get mad, throw my nerf brick at the TV or curse even once; just schlumped down on the chair in profound disappointment, changed the channel and watched British comedy re-re-re-re-runs on PBS..quietly resolved that my team will never ever be in the Super Bowl in my lifetime.<\/p>\n
I was still looking forward to Monday night, though; hoping the ghost of Knute Rockne had shown up before the Notre Dame Football team to deliver his famous pep talk which would then propel the Irish to victory over favored Alabama for the National Championship.<\/p>\n
I stuck with this game a bit longer; knowing that they\u2019re not called the \u201cFighting Irish\u201d for nothing and, based on past come-from-behind victories, could turn the game around. Instead, it just got worse.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, I wasn\u2019t able to change channels before seeing and hearing 73 year old veteran announcer, Brent Musburger, manage to creep out the television audience with his dirty old man routine in comments he made about the Alabama quarterback\u2019s girlfriend sitting in the stands\u2026eeew.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
[youtube]http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wm0EqXIAlWw[\/youtube]\u00a0<\/p>\n
So, what am I to do until Nascar revs-up again late next month? ( I\u2019m fully aware of the auto racing haters out there and all the unfair stereotypical comments they love to spew about rednecks driving fast and turning left but I like Nascar.) \u00a0It\u2019s the only professional sport I think I might have been good at before I got too big to fit through the door window and developed a reasonable fear of being killed in a crash.<\/p>\n
I suppose I\u2019ll watch the NFL playoffs and the Super Bowl but really don\u2019t care which teams progress now that mine is out. \u00a0I\u2019ve no real interest in the NBA unless Mike \u201cSkinny\u201d Miller gets a few playing minutes with Miami. I couldn\u2019t care less about the National Hockey League taking to the ice again after that long silly strike that could have and probably should have ended the season. Sadly, I can\u2019t get too worked up about the Minnesota Twins\u2019 prospects for 2013 after that embarrassing debut season in their new stadium.<\/p>\n
Gosh, I do seem a bit crabby today. Winters in Dakota can do that. At least Linda will be escaping into the warm sunshine soon. She leaves Saturday for Phoenix to spend a few days with her sister, Renee, and our desert daughter, Christy. Son James will be joining them from Oakland for the weekend. \u00a0She\u2019ll be flying non-stop via Allegiant Air which advertises real tempting fares until you start counting up all the extras. But at least she won\u2019t have to endure that long ride to Arizona by car..even if that car is Big Red (Our trusty high mileage old Lincoln Town Car) who has eagerly made the journey many\u00a0 times but is now indicating some reluctance; need for a new battery and costly repairs for \u00a0a tiny leak in the air ride system.<\/p>\n
So look out ladies, I\u2019ll be batchin\u2019 it next week.<\/p>\n
Oops, I was channeling Brent Musburger there for a second; sorry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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